CHICAGO, Illinois, April 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: A man has been arrested on a federal drug charge after law enforcement last week seized cocaine, fentanyl, and multiple firearms from his Chicago residence. A complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago charges HUGO PINZON, 34, with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. As part of an ongoing federal investigati  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release: April 9, 2024 Via electronic submission Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules700 Stratton BuildingSpringfield, Illinois 62706 Dear Members of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules: On behalf of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), I am pleased to submit this comment regarding the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation's (IDFPR's) proposed rule  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following commentary on April 8, 2024: * * * Community Colleges: Building Pathways to the Future By Amy Loyd, Assistant Secretary, Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education The American postsecondary education system has seen many transformations, but none so democratic and revolutionary as the founding of the first community college in Joliet, Illinois in 1901. Then-president of the University of Chicago William Harpe  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 10 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following newsletter on April 9, 2024: * * * FHLBank Chicago's Community First(R) Housing Counseling Resource Program (HCRP) (https://click.e.fhlbc.com/?qs=eb25e35d4c03936405dbeff066a7efe54927f40a976c5fd1bca35de5bb896f4749a2e010af171f7b7dffa32729e970b774f1a36d142031ae) provides grants to HUD-certified housing counseling agencies in Illinois and Wisconsin to fa  more

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, April 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release: Marion Duane Taylor, 71, of Illinois, Ricardo Sodari, 49, of Arizona, and Christopher Utley, 52, of Evansville, have been sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Marion Duane Taylor was convicted by federal jury in 2023 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and was sentenced to  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: On April 15, the National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with Jefferson National Parks Association (JNPA), will begin accepting applications for the Lower Mississippi Delta Initiative (LMDI) grants for cultural heritage and educational projects in the Delta region, spanning Southern Illinois to the Gulf of Mexico. Applications are due by May 31.The LM  more